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Barbershops in Washington County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Washington County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #767 of 1,356 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On personal care products and services · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,334
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 barbershops in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Washington County spend about $11.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $834 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 26% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Washington County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #767 of 1,356 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Maine.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 29,858 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $834 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,024 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Washington County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,334+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,187
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,471
- Median home value
- $161,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,559
- Daytime population
- 29,732Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for barbershops, numbered among those based in Maine, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 77 | 41 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #116 of 1,356 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 74 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #154 of 1,356 |
| 3Knox County, ME | 72 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +1.1% | #174 of 1,356 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 72 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #176 of 1,356 |
| 5Cumberland County, ME | 71 | 55 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #203 of 1,356 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 66 | 19 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #302 of 1,356 |
| 7Hancock County, ME | 64 | 10 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #367 of 1,356 |
| 8Penobscot County, ME | 64 | 27 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +3.8% | #371 of 1,356 |
| 9Aroostook County, ME | 56 | 7 | 2.3 | $3.6M | −0.7% | #534 of 1,356 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 50 | 25 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #701 of 1,356 |
| 11Washington County, ME | 47 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #767 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas52
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Washington County, ME?
There are 5 barbershops on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Washington County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.8M a year, or $834 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, ME compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Washington County has 3.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washington County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Washington County scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #767 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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